The desk sergeant was a character in Picard's holoprogram of the private detectiveDixon Hill. He was interested in Dr. Crusher who also was taking part in the program. He offered her a stick of chewing gum, which she accepted, and he said that she was a "hot broad." Crusher asked if that was good. He asked her if she liked Tommy Dorsey, and that he had two tickets for his show. Crusher did not take him up on his offer, and, not knowing what to do with chewing gum, she gave it a few chews, then swallowed it. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

According to the second revised final draft of the script, dated 29 March1989, the character matching this description "a mysterious man in a grey suit leaning against the wall between Picard and the office; a fedora is tilted down over one eye making his face hard to see", was in fact a "Toughguy" waiting to confront Hill.[1]

When Jean-Luc Picard was playing the role of Dixon Hill in his holoprogram, he wanted to buy a paper from him, and he referred to the vendor as "Mac". He didn't have any money, and the vendor told him to not worry about it and to catch him next time.

As Picard was reading the paper he mispronounced the name of Joe DiMaggio and Data corrected him. Data then mentioned DiMaggio's hitting streak which he said would reach 56 games before being stopped by players from the Cleveland Indians. The vendor said Data was nuts because Cleveland did not have any pitching. When Data further stated that the record would be broken in 2026 by a short-stop (Buck Bokai) of the London Kings, the vendor wanted to know where Data was from. Picard answered South America and the vendor sarcastically said Data had a nice tan. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

The script for "The Big Goodbye" describes this character as, "A GRIZZLED NEWS-VENDOR standing behind his open air stand". A later line states there is a sign on the stand that reads "Joe's News and Magazines" although this does not appear on-screen with Picard referring to the vendor as "Mac". [2]

These two girls accompanied Nicky the Nose during his visit to a nightclub when Jean-Luc Picard and Lily Sloane entered the holodeck, followed by two Borg drones. During the following shootout, they screamed and took cover behind a calm Nicky. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Both girls were played by background performers who received no credit for their appearance.

These patrons visited the nightclub, part of the Dixon Hill series story "The Big Good-Bye" when Jean-Luc Picard and Lily Sloane wnt onto the holodeck followed by two Borg drones. Several couples were dancing to the song "Moonlight Becomes You", performed by the singer and the band. Some were drinking at the bar and several tables. When Picard grabbed for a submachine gun and fired at the Borg the people were screaming and running away. Some of them were thrown through the room by the Borg drones. (Star Trek: First Contact)

All the dancers and patrons were played by background performers who received no credit for their appearances.

The script identified these patrons with the following description: "a Sailor sits next to a Bleached Blond at the bar, a Couple of Hard Drinkers are at tables in the back. The jukebox is playing A Mournful Forties Torch Song, and Rex is pouring scotch into the glass of a Chinese-American Customer..."

The thug was a henchman of Cyrus Redblock in Picard's holoprograms of the Dixon Hill novels. After Whalen had been shot, he wanted to throw him out in the garbage. He also slugged McNary, a police officer friend of Hill who had stopped by Hill's office. After Redblock dematerialized when he left the holodeck, Data took the thug's gun, bent it, and punched the thug out. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")

"Toots" was a character in the Dixon Hill program called "The Big Good-Bye". Dr. Beverly Crusher, who was playing a character in the program, met her at Precinct 12. She watched her put on her make-up and fix her hair. Crusher copied her, and learned how to use a make-up compact. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye")